Black Environment Network – Historic Environment Programme
Year 2 – 3rd Quarter report
(October 2004 – December 2004)
TABLE 1: Overall Objectives
A. Represent ethnic inclusion in relation to the historic environment
Contribute to key committees/working groups
Target 6 -10
Number
achieved this year 9
No of new
groups supported this quarter 0
The overall aim is to contribute to sectoral policy and actions for broadening access at statutory
and voluntary level within which ethnic participation is framed
Partner/Event
Key Contact
Level of
Outcomes
Engagement
1. Historic Environment John Sell
Bi-monthly
Produce Heritage
Review Executive
meetings Counts and contribute to
Committee (HEREC)
member
policy and action for
social inclusion in the
context of “A Force for
Our Future”
2. HLF Heritage and
Sheena Vick
Bi-monthly
Development of a
Diversity in the West
meetings publication identifying
Midlands – Advisory
advisory group
resources and archives
Group
member
to support black history
research in the West
Midlands - strategic
advice for developing
the mapping of diverse
resources for ethnic
groups
3. Learning and Skills
Mike Barratt
Bi-monthly
Develop of final draft of
Council (LSC) –
meetings
LSC Sustainable
Sustainable
Development Strategy –
Advisory Group
- member
4. HLF Heritage and
Diversity in the West
Midlands – Advisory
Group
Matthew Dobson
Advisory group
Member
5. Sustainable
Communities Food
Consortium
Jeremy Iles
Member
Development Strategy
Consultation Document
- representing issues of
ethnic inclusion in the
historic environment as
part of informal learning
Development of West
Midlands response to
Heritage Counts strategic advice for
developing the mapping
of diverse resources for
ethnic groups
Bid to Big Lottery Fund
to become grant
provider- highlighting
the role of ethnic
inclusion and heritage
within the partnerships
remit
Dialogue with key organisations / agencies
Target 6 - 8
Achieved 8
Number
achieved this year 17
No of new
groups supported this quarter 4
The overall aim is to continually put ethnic inclusion on the agenda of key individual organisations
and agencies through supporting key individuals to strategically develop organisational
frameworks to address ethnic inclusion
1.Heritage Lottery Fund
Liz Forgan
Meetings & dialogue Opening access for ethnic
communities in the historic
environment sector and
BEN application to HLF
2.Heritage Lottery Fund
Alison Millward
Meetings & dialogue BEN application to HLF
– HLF Advisor
3. Heritage Froum
Nyla Naseer
Dialogue
Proposal for participatory
4. Countryside Agency
Linda Price
Meeting
5. National Trust
Fiona Reynolds
Meeting
6. Museum of London
Jack Lohman
Meeting
7. (MADE) Midlands
Architecture and the
Designed Environment
Julia Ellis
Meeting
8. Inclusion Action Group
Jo Easingwood
Seminar
9. Museums, Libraries
and Archives (MLA)
Research Proposal
evaluaition seminar
Integrating the role of
heritage into Countryside
Agency’s work - raising
issues of heritage culture
and access to historic
landscapes
Raising the issues of
heritage, culture,
representation and access
Development of new gallery
– raising the issue of ethnic
community presence in
London as an issue to be
addressed
Addressing the issues of
ethnic community
participation in the built
environment
Addressing the issues of
heritage with regard to
physical access to the built
and natural environment
Barriers to employment for
BME communities in
Museums, Libraries and
Archives
B. Stimulate additional project and partnerships by historic environment organisations to
address ethnic inclusion
Participation in events to highlight and promote understanding and
awareness of ethnic inclusion in the context of taking action
Target 6 Achieved 9
Number
achieved this year 13
No of new
groups supported this quarter 4
1. New Audiences
Suzanne Carter – English
Network
Heritage
Event
2. Baring Foundation
Seminar
3. Open Spaces
Conference
4. IUCN Conservation
Congress
Conference
5. London
Museum/Kingston
University
Seminar
5. Royal Parks
The Great
Green
Classroom
Keynote Speech
highlighting ethnic access
to heritage. Supporting
EH and other heritage
organisations to take
action on inclusive
access
Speaker highlighting
issues of heritage,
culture, access and
funding criteria
Raising issues of
heritage, access and
culture
Plenary Speaker
highlighting issues of
cultural representation
Cultural Diversity and
Curating Contemporary
Design – raising issues of
heritage, culture and
access
Speaker highlighting
issues of heritage,
culture, access and
representation in the
context of the Royal
6. Volunteering and
Asylum Seekers
Conference
7. CABE Space
Indicators
Event
8. Black Pasts,
Birmingham Futures
10. Historic Environment
Executive Committee
Seminar
John Sell
Press
Briefing
Parks
Speaker highlighting
issues of heritage,
culture, representation
and access
Speaker highlighting
issues of heritage,
culture, representation
and access in the context
of developing indicators
What is the Future of
Black History?
Heritage Counts press
brefing - Highlighting
issues of access and
representation
Production of articles/discussion papers
Target 6
Number achieved this year 2
No
of new articles this quarter 0
TABLE 2: Generation of projects and partnerships
Target 10
Number achieved this year 20
No of new groups supported this
quarter 6
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The development of innovative methodologies which deliver ethnic participation in the historic environment
The range of new community based partners engaging with the historic environment (whenever possible new
community based and other organisations will linked into EH sites and activities)
The range of organisational partners engaging with the historic environment and/or delivering ethnic participation
The range of themes being addressed
Key to stages
1. Stimulating the potential of ethnic community groups to engage with heritage and stimulating historic environment
organisations to engage with ethnic groups thereby building up a range of ideas and opportunities to bring them
together to formulate new initiatives
2. Exploring and developing new initiatives
3. Supporting/delivering implementation of initiatives
Objectives
Organisation/Commu
nity Group
Working to lay down 1. Bankside Open
the basis for BOST to Spaces Trust (BOST)
work with a range of
- Helen Firminger
new community
based groups in
engaging with the
historic environment
Year/
Quarter
STAGE
Aspects of engagement
Yr1 Q1
1
Consideration of access
to the aspects of the
historic environment by
multi - ethnic local
community through
engagement with open
and green spaces and
programmes of activities
Yr2 Qu2
3
Delivery of a project with
ethnic minority children in
To increase the
range of new
organisational
partners delivering
ethnic participation
To increase the
range of new
organisational
partners delivering
ethnic participation
Identifying new
participants from
ethnic groups for
access to historic
gardens
To increase the
range of
organisational
partners entering the
historic environment
and delivering ethnic
participation
To increase the
range of
organisational
partners entering the
historic environment
and delivering ethnic
participation
To increase the
2. Heritage Link
- Anthea Case (Chair)
- Kate Pugh (Chief
Exec.)
local schools
The consideration of
BEN’s role in Heritage
Link
Yr1 Q1
1
Yr2 Q1
2
Yr2 Qu2
2
Yr 1 Q2
1
Yr1 Q4
2
Range of ethnic groups
identified with our support
4. Landscape Institute
- Rod Edwards
(Director)
Yr 1 Q2
1
Work with BEN to
promote understanding
within the BEN Network
of historic and
contemporary design in
the Built Environment
5. Royal Horticultural
Society
- Andrew Colquhoun
Yr1 Q2
1
The use of plant history in
the development of
innovative methodologies
which deliver ethnic
participation in the
historic environment
6. Kew Gardens
Yr1 Q2
1
Inform Kew of support
3. Gateway Gardens
Trust
- Bettina Harden
(Director)
Proposal for training
workshop to be delivered
to Heritage Link members
Agreement by Heritage
Link Board. Progamme
Outline developed and
funds being bid for.
Development of a project
for the West Midlands for
ethnic groups to access
historic gardens
range of
organisational
partners entering the
historic environment
and delivering ethnic
participation
- Professor Peter
Crane.
available to them for
increasing ethnic
participation through the
Historic Environment
Programme for England
Yr2 Qu2
3
- Gail Bromley
Delivery of a project with
ethnic minority children in
local schools
Consideration of the
inclusion of cultural
information on features
within their database
To increase support
to the range of
organisations and
community groups
engaging with the
historic environment
and delivering ethnic
participation
To increase the
range of new
organisational
partners delivering
ethnic participation
To support an
increase in the range
of organisational
partners engaging
with the historic
environment and
delivering ethnic
participation
To increase the
range of new
organisational
partners delivering
ethnic participation
7. Parks and Gardens
Data Partnership
- Gaby Porter
Yr 1 Q2
1
8. Oxford Archaeology
- David Jennings
Yr 1 Q3
1
The role of archaeology
in social inclusion and the
potential for future
projects addressing this
9. RSNC Wildlife
Trusts
- Cathy Collier
Yr 1 Q3
1
Identify specific
opportunities for linking
plant history on Wildlife
Trust sites to stimulate
ethnic minority
engagement with the
historic environment
10. Theatre Museum
London
Yr 1 Q3
1
To increase in the
11. New Testament
Yr1 Q3
1
Identify specific
opportunities for
increasing within the
Theatre Museum ethnic
participation as part of
the Historic Environment
Programme for England
Identify heritage themes
range of new
community based
partners engaging
with the historic
environment
To increase in the
range of new
community based
partners engaging
with the historic
environment
To increase the
range of new
community based
partners engaging
with the historic
environment
To increase the
range of new
organisational
partners engaging
with the historic
environment and
Assembly
- Pastor Delroy Powell
12. Refugee Council,
Birmingham
- Katie Evans (ESOL
Co-ordinator)
13. Ramblers
Association
- Emily Richmond
for possible work with
Black Churches
Yr2 Q1
2
Emerging project outline
for linking black churches
and historic houses in
London
Yr2 Qu2
2
Yr2 Qu3
3
Yr2 Q1
1
Yr 2 Qu3
2
Yr2 Q1
1
Bid for project to enable
Black Church
communities in London to
access the full
opportunities that historic
houses in London have to
offer
Applications prepared to
be submitted to Local
Heritage Initiative
Identifying heritage
themes for possible work
with asylum seekers and
refugees as part of the
Historic Environment
Programme in England
Programme of activities
being developed in
conjunction with
Birmingham City Council
Community Museums
Development of historic
walks in urban areas
delivering ethnic
participation
To increase the
range of new
community based
partners engaging
with the historic
environment
To increase the
range of new
community based
partners engaging
with the historic
environment
To support an
increase in the range
of organisational
partners engaging
with the historic
environment and
delivering ethnic
participation
Yr 2 Qu 2
2
14. New Testament
Church of God
- Junie Joseph
Yr2 Q1
1
Replaced by Freddie
Brown
Yr 2 Qu 2
2
Yr2 Qu3
3
Yr2 Qu1
3
Yr2 Qu2
3
Yr2 Qu2
1
15.
16. Workers Education
Authority
- Simon Beer
Project outline developed
for Urban walks
programme linked to
BME heritage in London
Development of a project
for visits to historic
churches in the city by
Black Church groups in
London
Development of visits to
historic churches in the
city by London groups –
initiatives finalised
Applications prepared to
be submitted to Local
Heritage Initiative
Delivery of “Collicotting”
training programme to
professional from
Heritage sector
organisations
Production of report from
training event to be
published on BEN
website
The potential of courses
opening heritage subject
matter to ethnic
communities.
To support an
increase in the range
of organisational
partners engaging
with the historic
environment and
delivering ethnic
participation
To support an
increase in the range
of organisational
partners engaging
with the historic
environment and
delivering ethnic
participation
To support an
increase in the range
of organisational
partners engaging
with the historic
environment and
delivering ethnic
participation
Identify specific
opportunities for
linking plant history
on Wildlife Trust sites
to stimulate ethnic
minority engagement
with the historic
environment
To increase support
to the range of
organisations and
community groups
engaging with the
historic environment
17. NAFSO
Yr2 Qu2
1
The potential of
addressing heritage
elements in the outdoors
and engaging ethnic
audiences
18. East Midlands
Cultural Consortium
Yr2 Qu2
1
19. Platform
- Jane Trowell
Yr2 Qu2
1
Outlining project to
Develop a property
owner/ community group
training programme/forum
in the East Midlands and
potential projects based
around historic
environment properties
Identify specific
opportunities for linking
the history of the
“Corporation” to stimulate
ethnic minority
engagement with the
historic environment
20. Fulham Palace
- Alex Laird
Yr2 Qu2
1
Emerging project outline
for Heritage/cultural
activities as part of
programme for Fulham
Palace and grounds
21. SEMLAC
Yr2 Qu3
1
Identify opportunities for
working together to
stimulate ethnic minority
engagement with the
historic environment
Sukbhinder Johal
(Director)
and delivering ethnic
participation
To support an
22. Advantage West
increase in the range Midlands
of organisational
- Kwabena
partners engaging
Ossayende
with the historic
environment and
delivering ethnic
participation
3. Kaleidoscope work programme
Yr 2 Qu3
1
Identify opportunities for
working together to
stimulate ethnic minority
engagement with the
historic environment as a
part of the regional
development agenda
The overall aim is to develop flagship projects which can be replicated across England by working with key partners in four
regions
1. Application to HLF – completed and submitted April 04
2. Application to HLF – formally asked for resubmission (Oct 04) - HLF have appointed and funded a consultant to work
with BEN
3. BEN staff have worked extensively on the resubmission (Nov - Dec 04)
Working Towards the Kaleidoscope Project
Substantial forerunning work ihas been done with staff of Key Partners (including English Heritage), identifying specific sites
and themes in order to lay down the basis for the Kaleidoscope Project
WHO
1. English Heritage Outreach Staff
-
Patrick Burke (North West)
Kath Graham (South West)
Gail Graham (North East)
Suzanne Carter (West Midlands)
2. National Trust - Department of Community, Learning and
Volunteering Regional Managers
NOTES
Development of specific work within the
Kaleidoscope Project
- working methods
- themes
- sites
- opportunities for sites identified
- possible additional partners
Development of specific work within the
Kaleidoscope Project
-
Melanie Eves (North East)
Emma Hawthorne (West Midlands)
John Sebastianelli (North West)
Mick Wilkes (South West)
4. Heritage Lottery Fund Birmingham
- working methods
- themes
- sites
- opportunities for sites identified
- possible additional partners
Pre – trustees meeting
- preparation of supporting papers
- checking of bid
- obtaining further letters of support